Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Orange Grove Estates:
27.921700, -82.263200
Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found two communities that share the name Orange Grove Estates.
Within Florida, the name Orange Grove Estates is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Pima County
This Orange Grove Estates is located in Pima County and lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orange Grove Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Orange Grove Estates.
South Carolina
Charleston County
This Orange Grove Estates is located in Charleston County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Orange Grove Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Orange Grove Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orange Grove Estates ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Angel Run (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angel Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Orange Grove Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orange Grove Estates and extending to:
Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Orange Grove Estates to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orange Grove Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orange Grove Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9217, Longitude: -82.2632 In this case, the coordinates for Orange Grove Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Orange Grove Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.723 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.10 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.835 degrees.